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Bodean Abernathy II Nov 24, 2023 @ 3:34pm
Airdrop blew me up?
Playing singleplayer while still trying to learn this game. Only just now am I trying to get tools together to start base building. I was looting a town and saw an airdrop was landing nearby so I went for it. I've been to them in the past and nothing weird happened. But as I walked up to this one I just blew up and it said all my stuff got destroyed. What is up with that? What caused that to happen? How is that fair at all to happen?
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Originally posted by Deathwhisper:
Hello :),

Indeed, as fatesdeath said, if the timer on the big Red Clock is down to 0.00 the entire Cargo Container will explode in a massive explosion ripping anything in its radious apart including worn gear. When 10 Seconds are reached, the container will warn with a loud signal indicating that self destruction sequence has started. Also the Green smoke will stop rising at this moment indicating that you really need to get away from the drop or behind a very solid cover (House, Massive rock etc) to take cover from the explosion.
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fatesdeath Nov 24, 2023 @ 3:36pm 
air drops only last a set time limit before thy go BOOM
you just missed the time limit
also it SHOULD flash red light outside for you to tell if its going to blow
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Deathwhisper Nov 24, 2023 @ 3:39pm 
Hello :),

Indeed, as fatesdeath said, if the timer on the big Red Clock is down to 0.00 the entire Cargo Container will explode in a massive explosion ripping anything in its radious apart including worn gear. When 10 Seconds are reached, the container will warn with a loud signal indicating that self destruction sequence has started. Also the Green smoke will stop rising at this moment indicating that you really need to get away from the drop or behind a very solid cover (House, Massive rock etc) to take cover from the explosion.
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Bodean Abernathy II Nov 24, 2023 @ 3:41pm 
That's silly. I guess it was just bad timing. Didn't notice any of that except the smoke stop rising and boom within the next few seconds. No noise either. :steamsad:
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Deathwhisper Nov 24, 2023 @ 7:09pm 
Originally posted by Bodean Abernathy II:
That's silly. I guess it was just bad timing. Didn't notice any of that except the smoke stop rising and boom within the next few seconds. No noise either. :steamsad:

I guess many have learned the lesson this way. My Lesson was similar but i lost more XD. I had parked my vehicle next to an airdrop, hoping im not too late, i opened the container and just saw 0.01 and history was made , however i laughed around 5 minutes about it and moved on. It is part of the game to get known to all the dangers so no worries, it happened to many and it is somethign i am still encountering when playing the game. :)
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Bodean Abernathy II Nov 24, 2023 @ 7:26pm 
Originally posted by Deathwhisper:
Originally posted by Bodean Abernathy II:
That's silly. I guess it was just bad timing. Didn't notice any of that except the smoke stop rising and boom within the next few seconds. No noise either. :steamsad:

I guess many have learned the lesson this way. My Lesson was similar but i lost more XD. I had parked my vehicle next to an airdrop, hoping im not too late, i opened the container and just saw 0.01 and history was made , however i laughed around 5 minutes about it and moved on. It is part of the game to get known to all the dangers so no worries, it happened to many and it is somethign i am still encountering when playing the game. :)

Yeesh! that must suck. I haven't even been able to get enough for a vehicle yet. I have yet to even see a car wheel I can put on the ones i've found
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Draft Lottery 72 Nov 24, 2023 @ 7:35pm 
What were the server settings for your cargo drops? Default/vanilla setting for detonation is 20 minutes. The time it takes to drop from the sky can also be adjusted. The container also has an alarm noise that you can hear from a good distance outside of the container (count down starts at 25 seconds to go).
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Bodean Abernathy II Nov 24, 2023 @ 8:32pm 
Originally posted by Draft Lottery 72:
What were the server settings for your cargo drops? Default/vanilla setting for detonation is 20 minutes. The time it takes to drop from the sky can also be adjusted. The container also has an alarm noise that you can hear from a good distance outside of the container (count down starts at 25 seconds to go).

This is singleplayer so default. Didn't hear the detonator at all. Just walked up on it and it blew.
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CrankyOldMan Nov 25, 2023 @ 7:31pm 
Right before it explodes the alarm stops if you are near it at that point you are dead!

My first time I parked my car too close the drop blew up and it blew up my car as I ws running past and blew me up with it!
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MeanStreak Nov 25, 2023 @ 10:48pm 
Originally posted by Bodean Abernathy II:

I haven't even been able to get enough for a vehicle yet. I have yet to even see a car wheel I can put on the ones i've found

Try the junk yard down in B0. Search the piles of tires
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Bodean Abernathy II Nov 26, 2023 @ 7:50am 
Originally posted by MeanStreak:
Originally posted by Bodean Abernathy II:

I haven't even been able to get enough for a vehicle yet. I have yet to even see a car wheel I can put on the ones i've found

Try the junk yard down in B0. Search the piles of tires

Thanks!
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